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[XPERIA X10 General] needmoregigs:
I share your sentiments regarding winmo 6.1/6.5. Winmo is such a mature platform just like symbian and palmOS. These bad boys of the old gen were not pretty to look at, but they got stuff done.

What boggles my mind is how Android failed to support system wide copy/paste; especially in their native gmail app. Only recently did they start to address this (2.2 update).

Another annoyance I have with Android is its connectivity capabilities. Why can't it do things like tether, bluetooth file transfer, and sync with local storage out of the box?

I know that some of my complaints can be solved with apps in the market, but the thing is many of these features should be standard. That's my problem with the new gen of mobile OS's. They don't look to the past to see what made phones "smart".

I'm in no way downplaying what innovations have been brought to smartphones. I just think that phones these days are more just multimedia consumption devices rather than the productivity assistants they grew up from. That is why I am so nervous about windows phone 7. If microsoft screws that up, all that will be left of the old guard that "just works" as a work tool will be blackberry and symbian^3.

I know I've said a lot. I'm sure people will disagree and take offense, but know that my definition of a smartphone is a device which lets me be productive while being mobile. If it has decent multimedia capabilities, that's also good.
[XPERIA X10 General] Izzy_Deadyet:
Tell me about it. The first day I started with Android I paired my Bluetooth earpiece, pressed the call button and waited for the X10 to come alive and wait for a voice dial command. After pressing it several times, reconnecting, I googled to discover that Android doesn't do that. Are you freaking kidding me? My 5 year old RAZR does voice dial! Maybe they should have focused on the tools before the toys?

Well at very least it will sync with Outlook ;)

I also hope there's a decent VNC version out for it.
[XPERIA X10 General] iead1:
What version of Android are you guys using..? 0.54?

You can click any file on the Android and select send via Bluetooth... I've sent things in both directions, to and from the phone. Syncing to your computer IS out of the box... With the X10, the software is included on the device. Sure, you have to install it on to your PC, but you'd have to do that with any software. (Unless you're on a Mac, syncing with an iPhone.) Not to mention the bevy of third-party apps also available for syncing, like DoubleTwist.

I think a lot of people here are confusing Android with the iPhone. If you seriously think Android is appropriate for a teenage girl, you probably need to step back, and reevaluate. As much as I love Android, I would never recommend it to someone who wasn't at least a little tech saavy. I'd point them in the direction of the iPhone every time.

Bottom line is: Everyone is different. Instead of ****ting on what others like, just save the energy and like what you like. Every operating system has its advantages and disadvantages to every person.

(Also, complaining about micro-USB as a part of the OS is the stupidest thing I've read on these forums.)
[XPERIA X10 General] PollPixx:
The only thing I miss is making themes in Wisbar Advance desktop. Further on I am very happy I switched from X1 to X10, like many others I really like the screen...and after a lot of searching there are very nice apps to get for it..

Cheers,

Arnold
[XPERIA X10 General] khanem:
coming from an HD2 i have to agree that i sometimes miss winmo. but that is because HD2 is an awsome phone. i miss the fact that i can modify and customize my phone to the max and i also miss my winmo applications (way better than 99% of android apps).the x10 is a good phone but is let down by software (come on still on 1.6 :mad:). i am waiting for developpers and maybe sony ericsson to update the device so i can better judge it.
[XPERIA X10 General] Izzy_Deadyet:
I don't think you bothered to try and understand my point on syncing since you think DoubleTwist is a solution.

h t t p: //forums.doubletwist.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=1519

It's for syncing media only, not Outlook contacts, calendar, note etc ...

The solution for this is The Missing Sync and my point is why should I have to pay for addons.

I talked about Bluetooth voice dial and you respond with Bluetooth file transfers. I can do file transfers just fine with SwiFTP but I still can't do BT voice dial ... can you?

See the problem with Fanboys ... point out the realistic limitations and they get all excited. You can trash WinMo and if you're point was valid I'd agree with you.

As to the MicroUSB .. if you don't think it's poorly designed then you're not being too honest. Trying to pull open that little cover and insert the connector can be a trying operation. If it was something that only has to be done from time to time it wouldn't be a big deal but it is a daily affair. One of my micro plastic cover holders was broken in 4 days. (hummm put the usb connector on the bottom with no cover and you could actually use a proper docking station)
[XPERIA X10 General] Devtone:
+1 on that.

Im worried about the life-time of the new usb connectors. The old ones where kinda good. The new one is way to fragile for daily rape! and why the hell is it on top????

About software and customization, WinMO owns all. This is just a mater of time.

But dont worry, WinPhone7 will be as ****ty as iOS and Android. Smartphones for the masses. Its 2010 and we (nerds) are outnumbered!

How many iOS and Android apps have you installed and REALLY used? most of them are realy crappy. This is only a mater of time. Good apps will come ;)

Google Sky's makes it up for me. Hoping the die hard nerds getting 2.2, 3.x on our devices helps..

Its a shame microsoft is following the masses in mobile OS development as this will increase their selling rate. They have no choice!

WinMo >6.x = for NERDS only! theses phones are (99,9%) crappy out of the box but you can customize the **** out of it and get is perfect for YOU. I dont advise WinMo to anyone I know, STAY AWAY, NERDS ONLY! Its a shame we wil forget 6.5 very fast as WinPhone7 sucks donkey balls!

iPhone = works 99,9% out of the box. Heavily limited and crappy apps. For the masses. Nice for my sister!

Android = iPhone ripoff, FREE!!!!!, Opensource (heavily limited by device manufacturer). Wil be the next nerd phone.

I miss S2U2 :( instant email, sms, tasks, calender by only turning your device on! This is 80% of real phone usage for me!! (email, sms, tasks, calender)

Seriously I use Windows7(laptop), Linux(server), MacOSx(laptop), WinMo(kaiser) and Android(X10) AT THIS POINT.

At this point the HD2 is by far the best smartphone (hardware\software).

By the way, you are not crazy at all! It seems you are quit realistic and honest to yourself.

Once I heard a story about a Australian farmer who had the oldest, in use Roll Royce. RR gave the man the option to trade it in for a new model. He did! After one week he went back to RR to get back his old car. Why? He could only fit two dead sheeps on the backseat instead of the four he could with his old car!
[XPERIA X10 General] Izzy_Deadyet:
You do have to wonder what putz thought putting the connector on top was a good idea.

I would have gotten an HD2 if the 3G freq was available for Rogers. Only one around that is compatible is the Telstra model and those were going on fleabay for $1000+
[XPERIA X10 General] ddewbofh:
The connector being on top isn't half as bad as the retarded cover. It both protects it from dirt as well as protect the port from actually being used. Attaching the cable two-handed is hard enough but try it with one hand and it's nigh on unpossible.
[XPERIA X10 General] big_raji:
Wow, many great replies. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that feels this way. As great as the X10 is, it's just tough to transition from a WinMo device that I had customized into unrecognizability. Some of my friends were absolutely dumbfounded when (on my Diamond) I was able to click my BT headset and say "Start Google Maps", wait a few seconds, click the Google Maps Microphone icon and say an address. It's sad when the google voice search only works about 25% of the time on an actual android device. It's sadder when the stock Voice Dialer app needs so much on-screen interaction, and then doesn't seem to work at all. Ever.

It's too bad that the lockscreen apps for Android seem to be focusing on eye candy and fancy widgets, instead of true functionality and actually locking the device.

My city started enforcing a zero cellphone use policy while driving, and I'm afraid of getting a ticket now. I regularly dial out while driving, and the lack of voice dial is killing me. If I end up getting a ticket, my Xperia's going up on eBay to pay for it. ;)
[XPERIA X10 General] rcf2:
Great discussions! I'm considering to move from an HD2 to the X10 mostly because of the better camera (I shot several pics a day and send to customers) but don't want to lose the easy Outlook sync. Will check on 'the missing sync' and take the jump, let's see.
[XPERIA X10 General] Izzy_Deadyet:
Last I checked The Missing Sync handled eveything except To-Do.

Not that I want to bash the X10 again, I do own one after all, but I've read so-so reports on the camera. Can't tell you first hand since I use a Panasonic Lumix for photos and have never taken a pic with the X10.

The X10 is a decent device that needs a few improvements in both Software and Hardware design. Give it a firmware that really improves the battery life without using a hundred tweaks and turning everything off. Better placement of the USB connector (bottom with no little dust door). Better battery cover. Of course .. Android 2.2.

As far as I know Android 2.1, promised by Sony, still won't do Bluetooth voice dial which is a disappointment.

Waiting on my 2600mAh battery. I'll let you know how that looks and works.
[Vibrant General] iunlock:
Hello all,

I just replaced the stock 2GB external SD card with a 16GB and transferred the movie over to the new 16GB card.

I thought all the apps that I'm downloading would be saving to the external 2GB SD card, but surprisingly that's not the case? I thought by default it would save to the external storage card first.

How do I manage where I want my apps and future downloads to be saved? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

All I see under settings -> SD card and phone storage -> (it shows all the info, but only gives me the option to unmount the storage on both internal and external cards.

Also on the very bottom of that screen it shows: "Application storage...Available space...1.50GB"

Is this a partition within the internal storage on the phone where all the apps have been getting saved to?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
[Vibrant General] oDeACoNo:
Basically the Vibrant gives u 16GB or space, 2GBs of this is for Applications an such, while the 14GB partition is for media (music, movies etc).

When you install applications currently they will install onto your 2GB partition. Once Froyo (android 2.2) hits you'll be able to select if you want the apps to install onto your SDCard.

Once the modding scene picks up a bit more I'm sure A2SD will be available and also a 2.2 port prior to the official one.

Hope this helps!
[Vibrant General] iunlock:
Thanks for the reply!

So basically right now we can't change the default settings of it saving to the partition space on the device itself? In my mind, "...hhmm there has to be a way around this...maybe?" LOL

I can't get the phone to mount on my PC or MAC. On the phone it shows as USB storage device connected and it also displays a window for me to mount or unmount....Nothing shows on the computer for me to be able to access it...hhmm

This is all so odd because my buddy has the old Galaxy i7500 and I'm able to plug his phone in and it mounts in seconds.

The only way for me to access the card is for me to use the SD adapter card and physically take it out of the phone every time..
[Vibrant General] blackerwater:
In order to connect to a mac usb debugging must be checked.

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[Vibrant General] iunlock:
Thanks blackerwater, forgive me, but where would I go to check that?
[Vibrant General] blackerwater:
Settings>applications>development

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[Vibrant General] g1g:
If i replace the 2 gig sd card with avatar on with my 16 gig class 4 should i part it with a ext 4 or just format it all fat 32 ??? I was thinking just fat 32 the whole card since the apps default to the internal mem ..:cool:
[Vibrant General] rdude:
Really? Not to be a downer guys, but why is this in the Development forum? Can we move this over to General or Q&A please. Once the Development forum starts getting flooded there's no going back.
[Vibrant General] iunlock:
I just reformatted it FAT32 all the way. Then I transferred both movie files of Avatar and it works perfectly.
[Vibrant General] iunlock:
If the issue that this thread is referring to is indeed related to a development problem, would it not be proper for it to be here?

How do you move posts?
[Vibrant General] iunlock:
Perfecto. Thank you!
[Vibrant General] g1g:
Thanks for the quick responce iunlock im formatting now ...
[Vibrant General] unclejimbo88:
Also, it's best to keep as much apps on the system memory as you can. Accessing data on the SD card is slower than from the internal memory.
[Vibrant General] iunlock:
You're welcome.
[Vibrant General] oDeACoNo:
No reason in creating an ext partition at this time since there is not much support currently for this kind of mod on the SGS. In the future i'm sure ppl will get this mod out there, but for the time being you should be good with Fat32.

Plus installing the apps on the internal mem is the best option for speed an such.
[Vibrant General] iunlock:
I hope it's sooner than later. :confused:
[Captivate General] TexUs:
Usually you can go in and edit the contact and chose a ringtone for that contact. Does the Captivate version of Android not do this? I'm not seeing it.
[Captivate General] lgkahn:
you need to have your contacts on the phone not google then you should be able to add custome ringtone.
[Captivate General] TexUs:
Even as asinine as the iPhone was it allowed me to do that... WTF?
[Captivate General] madjsp:
the iPhone ALWAYS has contacts on the phone. always.
[Captivate General] TexUs:
???? No, I used Google Sync contacts on my iPhone.
[Captivate General] AJerman:
I think what he's saying is that you're accessing your contacts that are on Google's server and not on your phone. Using Google Sync on the iPhone just pulls the contacts down to your phone rather than looking them up on the server.

I'm curious about how accessing Google's contacts works myself since I'll probably be switching from my iPhone to the Captivate tomorrow.
[Captivate General] TexUs:
if that were true,i wouldn't be able to access them while in flight mode, which I can.
[Captivate General] MSHampton:
Funny thing is that I was running Android 2.2 on my Fuze, and I was able to assign separate ring-tones to the contacts that were synced. Can't do that on this version. I did download Ringo-Lite from the marketplace and can now assign rings and sms tones to all my contacts.
[Captivate General] madjsp:
I can't even figure out how to do a custom ringtone in general... :(

I guess it's easy to tell i'm a first time user with android here.
[Captivate General] TexUs:
I tried to use Ringtones but it only shows the local contacts (The ATT stuff).

Which all of this makes no sense to why you can't assign one to a Google Contact when I could on the iPhone... They're stored locally as well, so I don't see why this is impossible to do.
[Captivate General] lionheartck:
@TexUs

The iPhone saved your google contacts to the phone. Your new android phone looks them up and displays them. if you hit the menu button while looking at people, it will give you import/export options. Try importing all those contacts to the Captivate memory.
[Captivate General] dressanderc:
Yeah me too, but I figured it out. Plug your device in and mount your storage card, the create a folder called "ringtones" on the root, and place your MP3s in there. Worked for me.
[Captivate General] jetski:
You can create a new contact on the phone using the same name and add the ringtone ther and it will link to the other and only show one listing and the ringtone will work.
[Captivate General] TexUs:
I'd believe this again if it weren't for the fact the contacts are still accessible even without an internet connection. Which means Android is saving them to the phone as well, so why the hell can't I assign custom ringtones to them... Just makes no sense.

What's also insanely stupid about that is anytime a new contact on Google gets added you also have to save it down to the phone, as well.
[Captivate General] domin8:
i like this :)
[Captivate General] thrasherduck:
I just switched from the HTC Aria to the Captivate today, and the TouchWiz interface is taking some getting used to. On the Aria, I could just go into a contact and click "edit" then choose a ringtone for each contact, I am guessing that was an HTC "Sense" feature. Thanks for the tip about creating a local contact and linking them. I am sure that is what "Sense" was doing, but I couldn't figure it out on this device. BTW, the Captivate ROCKS!:D
[Captivate General] howudodat:
So I installed aContacts and it lets me set a ringtone for each contact but it still plays the default. Is it just me or is this a HUGE assinine mistake? Is this a bug in the dialer? I find the idea of creating 1000 contacts on the phone to be repugnant.

Dont get me wrong all in all this is an awesome phone, but come on guys this is a fundamental flaw.

Peter
[Captivate General] TexUs:
I created all my contacts locally do get mine working, it'll match them up. Only way I've found to do that. Major PITA, and yes, this is a FLAW and there's no way around it.
[Captivate General] asrrin29:
I went to my contacts and pressed the menu button, the more button, and then exported my contacts to SD card, and then imported those same contacts back. Viola! I now have contacts that I can assign ringtones to.
[Captivate General] howudodat:
and are those contacts still synched with google?
[Captivate General] bruins6020:
Just download ringo lite and assign a custom ringtone to anyone you want. Can be google contact or any other type of contact. You can even assign a custom sms tone to anybody.
[Captivate General] howudodat:
Any way to "undo" this action? Now when I view my contacts I have two lines for every field:

Title

Manager

Title

Manager

Notes

...

Notes

...

etc. Quite annoying.
[Captivate General] alkiter:
Can't copy contact from Google to phone?

WTF? When editing a contact stored on Google there's no option to copy it to phone?
[Captivate General] manwiththedroid:
In my contacts I already have custom ringtones setup and when i edit a contact, its listed as having a custom ringtone. This great except for the fact that when my phone rings the default tone plays........
[Captivate General] AJerman:
True, I suppose they are synced to your phone, but I'd assume they are synced using fields only available in the Google Contacts system, which would most likely exclude a ringtone field since that's a phone specific type thing. Still, I don't see why an extended DB for Google Contacts to hold information like ringtones couldn't be supported by Android. It just isn't at the moment.

Edit: Wow, how did I not see that this was 3 pages now, haha.
[Captivate General] NOSintake:
Ok, so looking at my phone, some of my contacts have 2 accounts, Google and Phone. I'm assuming Google is just what I've done online. My question is, is there an easy way to go about getting both synced? Because the accounts on my phone are the ones displayed by default, while the information for the Google account is not.

An idea I had, was to go through, and delete all my contacts that have 2 accounts (thus leaving only Google accounts), export them, then import them into the phone. Anyone else try this/think this may work (I know it's a long process, but that's the only way I can think of fixing it)
[Captivate General] patrickdo:
But I don't see my custom mp3 ringtones in the list in ringo lite..?
[Captivate General] howudodat:
No No No this doesn't work. The ringtones are assigned to the contact but the default is still played.

Exporting the contacts to the sd card and then re-importing them is a BAD idea becuase now you have duplicates for the contacts.

FAIL for android on this oh so fundamental feature.
[Captivate General] big3:
I had this same problem. I imported all of my contacts into gmail or w.e. and then had it sync to my captivate. I then went to contacts, import export and had it export them to the sd card. I then logged into my gmail or w.e. account and deleted all of my contacts *so it cannot sync these* and then imported the other contact list from my sd card. pretty simple. Plus, I downloaded the .vcf file to my computer so its now backed up also. Very simple.

As for the ring-tones issue, I have been able to import music from my itunes....but it says that the files I want to use are to big. does anyone know of a "snipper" that I can use to cut some down to ring-tone size?
[Captivate General] tycon:
Ringo lite is the answer, thanks. Did not have to import all of my contacts to my phone (Exchange contacts). Wish Samsung would correct this problem (I don't think that it's Android). I just switched from the Aria to the Captivate (boy do I miss Sense), and the Aria did not have this problem.
[Captivate General] Cobra302:
I tried to delete the contacts and readd several different ways. Nothing worked. And if deleted them from Google, then when I typed an email it wouldn't auto complete. I just gave up and figured everyone will just have the same tone. LOL on my iPhone inhad different ringtones but couldn't change the notification sounds. Here its the opposite! :)
[Captivate General] nomuskles:
Another ungraceful solution is to download the app Ringdroid. It lets you trim any local mp3 songs and then add them to a contact. I did not have to do the import/export trick that people are using. All of my contacts are stored on gmail, not on phone. The ungraceful part is that you only get the option to set the song as a ringtone for a person when you process the music file. to assign it to someone else, you would have to re-process/export the audio file. (as far as i could tell anyway. i only wanted to do it for my girlfriend.) When she calls, it rings with the unique ringtone.
[Captivate General] gflare:
An alternative is to put your contacts into groups, then assign a ringtone to the group using the stock UI.
[Captivate General] jhnstn00:
If you're contacts are synced from gmail, you can't add. BUT, you can add a new contact to your "phone" with same name and add the custom ringtone from there. The phone will automatically link the two contacts as one. You then have custom rings for that contact. Viola.
[Captivate General] rahlquist:
That was just neat. Good Job.
[Captivate General] RootPhisher:
All you have to do is sync your contacts with gmail, export from gmail and then import into your phone (make sure you choose phone when importing) and then this will link all of your contacts that are already sync'd and you're able to add ringtones to the ones saved to the phone.
[Captivate General] gflare:
Great solution! Well done my good sir.
[Captivate General] Cobra302:
so youre saying export them from the phone to the sd card, then import them back to the phone from the sd card but choose phone not the gmail acct right? i did something similiar to this, and for some reason, although it allowed me to assign the ringtones, it would always default to the main ringtone. i couldnt ever figure out why it did this.